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Clare Youngs Artist Study

October 9, 2020 by Barbara Rucci Leave a Comment

Clare Youngs Artist Study

Last summer in art camp, I introduced my students to artist Clare Youngs who lives and works in the UK. She trained as a graphic designer and now makes beautiful “handicraft objects,” as she calls them. I’m in love with her cardboard animals so we did a little artist study and made some of our…

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NEW Website for At-Home Learning Guides!

September 2, 2020 by Barbara Rucci Leave a Comment

NEW Website for At-Home Learning Guides!

Our new website is called The Creativity Project and it’s up and live and looks so good! Shannon and I are so excited to have a new hub for our at-home learning guides. If you followed along in the Spring when we launched our first Art + Play Guides here on this website, you how…

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Ojo de Dios / God’s Eye

August 25, 2020 by Barbara Rucci 4 Comments

Ojo de Dios / God’s Eye

Wow, summer of 2020 is almost over! It’s been… interesting. Thankfully we have old-school crafts like these God’s Eyes to keep us distracted from current events. I wrote a post about “Ojo de Dios” exactly 8 years ago when I first started my blog. I decided to update my old post instead of adding a…

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Shibori Dying Technique with Kids

July 17, 2020 by Barbara Rucci 20 Comments

Shibori Dying Technique with Kids

A few summers ago I tried this Shibori dying technique with kids in my summer art camp and the LOVED it!! I tried it again this spring with my son and I wanted to add a few new photos to this post. He is 14 and really wanted a tie-dye hoodie in one color. Little…

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Smash Painting

July 4, 2020 by Barbara Rucci 4 Comments

Smash Painting

If you are looking for a really simple, exploratory, physical, colorful, messy, highly engaging, and FUN creative experience for outdoors, this smash painting is it! It will make your kids so happy that they will squeal with joy. And when all is said and done, you’ll have a collection of really cool and unique little…

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Glue Batik with kids inspired by Anna Blatman

May 29, 2020 by Barbara Rucci 13 Comments

Glue Batik with kids inspired by Anna Blatman

Last summer, I did a whole week of “Artist Study Camp” at my home here in Connecticut. It was geared a little bit more towards older kids, although I ended up with kids ages 5-10. They were complete sponges and took it all in, working so hard and using their new skills to create some…

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Make Frida Kahlo Felt Flower Crowns

September 30, 2019 by Barbara Rucci 6 Comments

Make Frida Kahlo Felt Flower Crowns

Last summer we made Frida Kahlo felt flower crowns in art camp, and I love the way they turned out! These crowns can be made for the dress-up box, or for a Halloween costume. So colorful and comfortable to wear, my art campers wore them all week. This is a DIY that has step-by-step instructions,…

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Mixed-Media Wooden Structures

July 23, 2019 by Barbara Rucci Leave a Comment

Mixed-Media Wooden Structures

I remember the day my art students made these mixed-media wooden structures two summers ago. My husband came home from work and saw them all on the table (reference the last photo in this post) and said, “Are these Game of Thrones inspired?” and I was like WAIT A MINUTE!!! No, but now that you…

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“Face the Foliage” Inspired Flower Portraits with Kids

July 12, 2019 by Barbara Rucci 3 Comments

“Face the Foliage” Inspired Flower Portraits with Kids

Do you all know Justina Blakeney? She’s a designer and artist who lives in New York and I just LOVE her style! I can’t get enough of her patterns and colors and everything that she creates. She has several IG accounts. Her most famous is @TheJungalow. But today I want to share with you her…

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Arts and Crafts Birthday Party for Kids | My 20 Best Ideas

June 22, 2019 by Barbara Rucci 12 Comments

Arts and Crafts Birthday Party for Kids | My 20 Best Ideas

Have you been wanting to plan an arts and crafts birthday party for your child, but don’t really know how to organize it and what crafts to choose? Well, let me help you! I have done lots of parties and I thought it was time I share my 20 best ideas with you. Plus my…

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